Comments on: Luke Russert’s Grace: Wise Words As He Brings Obama And McCain Together

By: kels3y

kels3y — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:59:11 +0000

Addendum – Boston College is a private Catholic college, according to my information. Does that ahswer the question as to why Luke Russert attended that college?

By: kels3y

kels3y — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:31:58 +0000

I cannot believe that people are running down Luke Russert because his father had money and was influential. Who cares about his SAT score or why he went to Boston College? Accept Luke Russert for what he is – the son of a great man who died suddenly. I would feel lucky if I had a child like hiim. Tim Russert loved his som. Just leave it at that folks. This story is a tragedy, plain and simple. Does jealousy reign in some of the comments? kels3y

By: Rambie

Rambie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:19:23 +0000

"If you[r] child settles on a state university, you did something wrong."

There, I fixed it for you. Does that make me an elite now?

I'll admit, I'm not from the DC area, I'm a Western boy so I have no idea how the "elites" evaluate ether other out there in DC.

I'm waiting for you to tell me that none of the down-home-country-conservatives in the DC area send their kids to private schools.

I'm now waiting for you to tell me that none of their children pick an occupation where they do not have to complete in the world marketplace.

Oh wait... YOU CAN'T

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:57:40 +0000

Rambie,

You have to understand who the elite evaluate each other in DC. If you child settles on a state university, you did something wrong. If you child goes to a commuter school, you are a failure as a parent. If your child attends junior college, it is equivalent to child abuse.

Having you child attend Boston College instead of Brown would be seen as a huge failure. Given that the mid-50% SAT scores at Boston College range from 1200 to 1400, it is apparent that young Luke Russert had a bad SAT score and probably did not do that well in school. Luke probably played too many sports.
Luke would have probably done worse attending a public high school in Bethesda Maryland because the 25% of the student body that was Asian would have move him lower down the class standings and he probably would not have gotten into Boston College.

Of course, the children of the elite in this country all seem to want to go into the media. We spend tons of money educating the elite so that they can be radio personalities like Luke Russert or television writers like Kristin Gore or movie producers like Alexandra Kerry. The last thing the children of the elite seem to want to do is go into an occupation where they have to compete in the world marketplace.

By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:14:46 +0000

It was nice, commendable gesture ny a young mand.
Why not just acknowledge something positive?

Even though I'm doubtful that McCain's attacks will become any more responsible, I appreciate the gesture.

By: Rambie

Rambie — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:53:58 +0000

Talk about low class SD.

How terrible that a parent will pay to send their child to a private school. I'm sure you do not plan to do so with your children nor any of those conservative news people either.

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:42:56 +0000

tim Russert paid the equivalnet of $31K a year so that his son would not have to go to school with blacks and Hispanics but would go to school with the children of the elite. Considering that young Luke ended up at Boston College his SAT scores must have been around 1200. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of parenthood as it is evaluated in DC. A nationally know person who tremendous influence who who paid St Albans tuiton and could not get their child into an Ivy league school is seen as a failure in DC. I guess that is why dad had not find a job for his son.

By: RememberNovember

RememberNovember — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:49:14 +0000

Luke's a good kid. He just lost his dad, back the f*ck off SD. Bush would have never been president if not for his father. Sometimes nepotism works, and sometimes it doesn't.
SD is now officially a troll. Just mind the horns when you try to collect a toll Sd-bag.

By: christoofar

christoofar — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:44:31 +0000

um, yeah, no other father pulled any strings for a son or daughter, ever.
The link above seems to illustrate someones large amount of free time that could have been better spent than writing a non-story like that. Long on supposition, short on facts. Luke seems like a pretty typical 22 year old.
oh well…

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:43:48 +0000

what Luke Russert was probably saddest about is now he will have to make his own career instead of having his father pull strings for him. Luke Russert has given internships at NBC because of his father and would never have been given a show on XM radio if not for his father.

See http://bigheaddc.com/category/luke-russert/
Just because his father died does not make up for young Luke being a jerk.